The X-Files (TV Series) on Blu-Ray

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Originally Posted by dcowboy7

Can they do like they did for the syndicated now 16x9 seinfeld shows since that started even earlier 1989.

All the shows that guy mentioned (including X-Files) were shot on film, so theoretically they could be transferred to blu-ray. Remember, film has a higher resolution than HD.

The question is - do the film elements still exists, or are we only left with video (standard def) masters now?

If film elements still exists, most likely the shows will need to be re-edited from scratch, and special effects work will either need to be re-done, or upscaled from the standard definition masters.

Then you need to decide whether to keep the original aspect ratio of the show, or crop them to 16:9 for the new HD transfers. I for one am not in favor of cropping native 4:3 material to modify the original aspect ratio of the show.

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